Swedish prime ministers - Tage Erlander is the survivor!

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Swedish Prime Ministers since 1858

Short overview: http://web.comhem.se/dier/Swedish%20Prime%20Ministers.htm

1. Louis De Geer, 1858-70 and 1875-80 (eliminated in round 16)
Baron, Chief Judge of Court of appeal (b. 18.7 1818; d. 24.9 1896)
Liberal (independent)
 
2. Axel Adlercreutz, 1870-74 (eliminated in round 6)
Baron, Chief Judge of Court of appeal (b. 2.3 1821; d. 20.5 1880)
Conservative (independent)

3. Edvard Carleson, 1874-75
Baron, Supreme Court Judge (b. 16.11 1820; d. 1.4 1884)
Conservative (independent) (eliminated in round 1)

4. Arvid Posse, 1880-83 (eliminated in round 5)
Count, landowner (b. 15.2 1820; d. 24.4 1901)
Farmer’s Party

5. Carl Johan Thyselius, 1883-84
Supreme Court Judge (b. 8.6 1811; d. 11.1 1891)
Conservative (independent) (eliminated in round 1)

6. Robert Themptander, 1884-88
Civil servant, Minister of Finance (b. 14.2 1844; d. 30.1 1897)
Liberal (independent) (eliminated in round 12)

7. Gillis Bildt, 1888-89
Baron, General, Diplomat, Marshal of the Realm (b. 16.10 1820; d. 22.10 1894)
Conservative (independent)  (eliminated in round 2)
 
8. Gustaf Åkerhielm af Mariannelund, 1889-91
Baron, Diplomat, Landowner (b. 24.6 1833; d. 2.4 1900)
Protectionist Party  (eliminated in round 3)
 
9. Gustaf Bostrom, 1891-1900 and 1902-05
Landowner (b. 11.2 1842; d. 21.2 1907)
New Farmer’s Party  (eliminated in round 4)

10. Fredrik von Otter, 1900-02
Baron, Admiral in the Navy (b. 11.4 1833; d. 9.3 1910)
Independent (eliminated in round 4)

11. Johan Ramstedt, 1905 (April to August)
Supreme Court Judge (b. 7.11 1862; d. 1935)
Independent   (eliminated in round 2)

12. Christian Lundeberg, 1905 (Aug to Nov)
CEO of a mining company (b. 14.7 1842; d. 10.11 1911)
Protectionist Party  (eliminated in round 2)

13. Karl Staaff, 1905-06 and 1911-14
Solicitor (b. 21.1 1860; d. 4.10 1915)
Liberal Party leader (eliminated in the final)

14. Arvid Lindman, 1906-11 and 1928-30
CEO Paper-mill (b. 19.9 1862; d. 9.12 1936)
Conservative Party leader (eliminated in round 13)

15. Hjalmar Hammarskjold, 1914-17
Professor international law, Judge in Hague (b. 4.2 1862; d. 12.10 1953)
Conservative (independent) (eliminated in round 10)

16. Carl Swartz, 1917 (March to Oct)
Tobacco Manufacturer (b. 5.6 1856; d. 6.11 1926)
Conservative Party  (eliminated in round 2)

17. Nils Edén, 1917-20
Professor of History (b. 25.8 1871; d. 16.6 1945)
Liberal Party leader (eliminated in round 9)

18. Hjalmar Branting, 1920, 1921-23 and 1924-25
Editor in Chief (b. 23.11 1860; d. 24.2 1925)
Social Democratic leader (eliminated in round 14)

19. Louis De Geer Jr, 1920-21
Baron, County Governor (b. 27.11 1854; d. 25.2 1935)
Independent  (eliminated in round 2)

20. Oscar von Sydow, 1921 (Feb to Oct)
County Governor (b. 1873; d. 1936)
Independent  (eliminated in round 2)

21. Ernst Trygger, 1923-24
Professor of Justice (b. 27.10 1857; d. 23.9 1943)
National Party leader  (eliminated in round 3)

22. Rikard Sandler, 1925-26
Teacher, Headmaster (b. 29.1 1884; d. 12.11 1964)
Social Democrat  (eliminated in round 2)

23. Carl Ekman, 1926-28 and 1930-32 (eliminated in round 6)
Editor in Chief (b. 6.10 1872; d. 15.6 1945)
Nonconformist Liberal Party leader

24. Felix Hamrin, 1932 (Aug to Sept)
Manufacturer (b. 14.1 1875; d. 27.11 1937)
Nonconformist Liberal Party  (eliminated in round 2)

25. Per Albin Hansson, 1932-36 and 1936-46
Politician (b. 28.10 1885; d. 6.10 1946)
Social Democratic leader (eliminated in round 15)

26. Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp, 1936 (June to Sept)
Farmer (b. 19.8 1883; d. 19.2 1954)
Farmer’s Party leader  (eliminated in round 2)

27. Tage Erlander, 1946-69
Politician (b. 13.6 1901; d. 21.6 1985)
Social Democratic leader

28. Olof Palme, 1969-76 and 1982-86
Politician (b. 30.1 1927; d. 28.2 1986)
Social Democratic leader (eliminated in round 14)
 
29. Thorbjorn Falldin, 1976-78 and 1979-82
Farmer (b. 24.4 1926)
Centre Party leader (eliminated in round 1)

30. Ola Ullsten, 1978-79
Politician (b. 23.6 1931)
Liberal Party leader (eliminated in round 1)


31. Ingvar Carlsson, 1986-91 and 1994-96
Politician (b. 9.11 1934)
Social Democratic leader (eliminated in round 4)

32. Carl Bildt, 1991-94 (eliminated in round 7)
Politician (b. 15.7 1949)
Conservative Party leader

33. Goran Persson, 1996-2006, Social Democratic (eliminated in round 8 )

34. Fredrik Reinfeldt, 2006, Conservative Party  (eliminated in round 11)

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Eliminate:

Thorbjorn Falldin
Ola Ullsten
Axel Pehrsson
Carl Swartz

Just for being a short-termers

Immune:

Hjalmar Branting
Carl Bildt

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Eliminate:

Thorbjorn Falldin
Ola Ullsten
Axel Pehrsson
Carl Swartz

Just for being a short-termers

Immune:

Hjalmar Branting
Carl Bildt

Good start criterion. But a bit unfair to Falldin, who ruled for 5 years combined. The four guys I picked + Gillis Bildt  and de Geer Jr. all served less than 18 monts. A couple of them less than a year.

[Nhoj]

Eliminate:

Falldin
Ullsten
Carleson,
Thyselius


Immune:

Hjalmar Branting
Carl Bildt

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guess I'll start voting once the old ones are gone.

[politicus]

Guess I'll start voting once the old ones are gone.

Some of the old ones will probably survive for a long time. At least if people read up on them. A guy like de Geer Sr. could even win it.
Why not help to get rid of the short termers? (there are a lot of them in Sweden). We need more voters!

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Round 1 results:

Immune for three rounds: Branting, Carl Bildt

Eliminated: Carleson, Thyselius, Falldin, Ullsten

(My votes where Thyselius, Carleson, Lundeberg and Ramstedt. I deleted them from the OP to avoid cluttering it)

Round 2

Killer round. Eliminate 10! (We need to get rid of those pesky short termers!)

My votes in round 2:

Gillis Bildt, 1888-89
 
Johan Ramstedt, 1905 (April to August)

Christian Lundeberg, 1905 (Aug to Nov)

Carl Swartz, 1917 (March to Oct)

Baron Louis De Geer Jr, 1920-21

Oscar von Sydow, 1921 (Feb to Oct)

Ernst Trygger, 1923-24

Rikard Sandler, 1925-26

Felix Hamrin, 1932 (Aug to Sept)

Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp, 1936 (June to Sept)

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guess I'll start voting once the old ones are gone.

Some of the old ones will probably survive for a long time. At least if people read up on them. A guy like de Geer Sr. could even win it.
Why not help to get rid of the short termers? (there are a lot of them in Sweden). We need more voters!

I don't know anything about Swedish PM in the pre-Social Democratic era. I'd vote to kick Bildt out, but then there might be lots of people I don't know who deserve to go before him.

[Nhoj]

Arvid Posse
 
Johan Ramstedt,

Christian Lundeberg,

Carl Swartz,

Baron Louis De Geer Jr,

Oscar von Sydow,

Gustaf Akerhielm af Mariannelund

Rikard Sandler,

Felix Hamrin,

Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp, )

[Gustaf]

von Otter

Posse

Hamrin

Bramstorp

Lundeberg

Åkerhielm

Gillis Bildt

Ramstedt

Boström

de Geer Sr.

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Result of round 2:

Eliminated:

Gillis Bildt
 
Johan Ramstedt

Christian Lundeberg

Carl Swartz

Baron Louis De Geer Jr

Oscar von Sydow

Ernst Trygger

Rikard Sandler

Felix Hamrin

Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp

I have decided to eliminate only 9 in the great purge, since the last 7 candidates received one vote each and a coin toss between 7 would be too unfair.

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Round 3:

Eliminate 1 from the era prior to the introduction of universal suffrage in 1921 and 1 after.

My votes:

Before: Fredrik von Otter
After: Trygger

[Nhoj]

before
Gustaf Akerhielm af Mariannelund

after
Ernst Trygger

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Result of round 3:

Before 1921:

Åkerhielm (after coin toss)

After:

Ernst Trygger

Round 4:

Eliminate three PMs by voting 3-2-1

My votes:

3 Fredrik von Otter
2 Gustaf Bostrøm
1 Ingvar Carlson

[Nhoj]

3 Ingvar Carlson
2 Axel Adlercreutz
1 Gustaf Bostrøm

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Result of round 4

4 Ingvar Carlson
3 Gustaf Bostrøm
3 Fredrik von Otter
2 Axel Adlercreutz

Ingvar "The Shoe" Carlson, Bostrøm and von Otter eliminated

Round 5:

Normal round:

Arvid Posse

[Nhoj]

Arvid Posse

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Result of round 5:

Arvid Posse is eliminated 2-0

Round 6:

Eliminate 2 PMs

My vote:

Axel Adlercreutz

Nils Eden

[Nhoj]

Axel Adlercreutz
Carl Ekman

[Edu]

Axel Adlercreutz
Carl Ekman

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Result of round 6:

Adlercreutz and Ekman eliminated.

Round 7, normal round.

None of the weak PMs left. Only relatively good ones.

Hjalmar Hammarskjold, man of principles and a solid defender of neutrality during WW1, but not an important PM.
Basically a compromise candidate, that didn't scare anyone.

[batmacumba]

Well, I wouldn't put Bild in the roll of expressive PM's too, so him.

[Nhoj]

Goran Persson least interesting of the social democrats that remain.

[Edu]

Carl Bildt

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Result of round 7

Bildt 2
Persson 1
Hammarskjold 1

Carl Bildt is eliminated

Round 8, normal round

My vote: Nils Eden